Japan’s MUFG Bank has announced the appointment of an Asia Pacific head of financial sponsor coverage.

MUFG appoints Angus St John as its APAC head of financial sponsor coverage, according to a statement, effective immediately. In the newly created role, St John is based in Sydney and reports to head of global corporate and investment banking for Oceania and Sydney branch co-head Drew Riethmuller.

Prior to joining MUFG, St John was with Commonwealth Bank of Australia as a managing director for investor client management. Previously, he was also an executive director and head of Southeast Asia for JPMorgan Investor Services.